Global Service and Language Programs

Location: Ecuador: Quito

Program Duration: 2-4 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Council on International Educational Exchange

http://www.ciee.org/hsabroad/

300 Fore Street Portland, Maine 04101 United States

Call Us

Phone: Toll-Free: 1-800-40-STUDY (800-407-8839)

Fax: 207-553-5049

Description

You will spend three weeks in Quito living with a carefully selected Ecuadorian host family, in a quiet residential area of Quito. You will spend four hours each morning in classes with a maximum of five persons each, followed by lunch at home with your host family. The afternoons will consist of excursions and work at an impoverished rural school building outdoor climbing equipment, helping with English, and teaching basic hygiene. You will also visit important sites and museums in and around Quito. Each weekend will have excursions to Indian markets and National Parks where you can bargain for hand woven textiles, ride a horse up a steep mountain or relax in a hammock on the grounds of a centuries-old hacienda. Week four will take you to the Machalilla National Park on the west coast, to Isla de la Plata to see Galapagos birds and whales, and to thermal hot springs.

Highlights

- Homestay with Ecuadorian family
- Language Instruction
- Community Service at local schools
- Excursions to markets, national parks, Isla de la Plata, thermal hot springs
- Each group of 10 will have a group leader from CIEE who is experienced in student group travel, who will meet the group at the departure city, conduct an orientation to the program and remain with the group for the duration of the trip.

Qualifications

Participants must be between 15-18 years of age. No previous Spanish skills are necessary, but students with a basic knowledge will progress at a faster pace. Participants must be respectful guests in their families, serious about their commitment to learning Spanish and to social service, be flexible, enthusiastic about meeting new people and in good physical health.

Type of Programs
  • Community Service / Volunteerism
  • Language Immersion
  • Student Tours

Languages
  • Spanish

Cost in US$:

3, 995

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

Program Includes:
* International air fare and transportation within Ecuador
* Lodging and meals for duration of trip
* Three weeks of instruction and materials
* All excursions and weekend trips
* Guide service on excursions and entrance fees
* Comprehensive insurance, 24 hour emergency support

Program Does Not Include
* Transportation to and from our gateway city
* Passport or Visa fees
* Medical fees for immunizations deemed necessary by your personal physician prior to travel
* Personal spending money or phone calls

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Childcare/children
  • Education
  • English Teaching
  • Homelessness
  • Hospital
  • Primary Education
  • Public Education
  • Social Services, Social Work
Age Range
15-18
This Program is open to

American Participant.

Participants Travel to Ecuador

in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Physical Exam/Health Records
  • Transcript
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
1 month
Council on International Educational Exchange's Mission Statement

CIEE's mission is to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. We approach our tasks aware of the great responsibility we are given to help mold tomorrow's citizens in a complex and fast-changing world. We are committed to being a truly global organization. We continue to open new offices, establish new programs, and form new partnerships on every continent. We have initiated exchange activities between and among many of the newer countries we now serve and expect this pace to quicken in the coming years. We move into the next century, and into our next fifty years, with lofty, but achievable, goals. We are proud of our past and excited about our future and our ability to contribute to the world in which we live. CIEE moves forward with the same spirit of commitment that has already made us a worldwide leader in international education and exchange.

Year Founded

1947

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